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Birding spot · St. Louis County, Minnesota

Birding at Minnesota Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Minnesota Point are American Crow (44%), Ring-billed Gull (44%), and American Herring Gull (40%). It is busiest in spring, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (77 species). 205 species have been reported here across 1,182 complete checklists from 507 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Mar 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJun 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Crow44%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull44%
  3. 3American Herring Gull40%
  4. 4Common Goldeneye38%
  5. 5Mallard38%
  6. 6Canada Goose29%
  7. 7Red-breasted Merganser29%
  8. 8Bufflehead27%
  9. 9Horned Grebe24%
  10. 10Bald Eagle20%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee18%
  12. 12Common Merganser18%
  13. 13European Starling18%
  14. 14Snow Bunting18%
  15. 15Pacific Loon16%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 18 species

  1. American Crow63%
  2. Bald Eagle50%
  3. Redpoll34%
  4. American Herring Gull31%
  5. Ivory Gull24%

Spring 66 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. Song Sparrow56%
  3. American Crow55%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant51%
  5. Common Tern43%

Summer 41 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. American Crow58%
  3. Song Sparrow55%
  4. American Herring Gull40%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant40%

Fall 46 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull82%
  2. American Crow55%
  3. American Herring Gull42%
  4. Canada Goose35%
  5. Mallard27%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Minnesota.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.